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T\a  Imagas  appaaring  har«  ara  tha  bast  quality 
possibia  consldaring  tha  condition  and  lagibliity 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  Itaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  spacifications. 


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baginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
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sion.  or  tha  bacic  covar  whan  appropriata.  All 
othar  original  copias  ara  filmed  baginning  on  tha 
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sion,  and  anding  on  tha  last  paga  with  a  printad 
or  iliustratad  imprassion. 


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shall  contain  tha  symbol  -^>  (maaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  tha  symbol  V  (maaning  "END"), 
whichaver  applias. 

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different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
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right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
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plus  grand  soin,  compta  tenu  de  la  condition  at 
de  la  nattet*  de  I'exemplaite  film*,  et  en 
conformity  avac  les  conditions  du  contrat  da 
filmaga. 

Les  exemplairas  originaux  dont  la  couverture  en 
papier  est  imprimie  sont  fiimis  en  commen^ant 
par  la  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
darniire  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'iilustration,  soit  par  la  second 
plat,  salon  la  cas.  Tous  les  autres  exemplairas 
originaux  sont  filmAs  en  commen^ant  par  la 
premiere  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'iilustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  darniire  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

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derniAre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symboie  — ^  signifie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
symbols  V  signifie  "FIN". 

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film6s  A  des  taux  de  reduction  diffirents. 
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reproduit  en  un  seul  cliche,  il  est  film«  A  partir 
de  I'angle  supArieur  gauche,  da  gauche  &  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
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"  Now  falls  our  Flag,  if  Britain*  s  pirates  «od',**— 
**  Shame  to  our  land,  there  are,  who  ki/t  the  rod** 
"  Rebellious  faHionJiabs  our  peace  at  home" 
"  And  Catalines  prepare  to  fire  our  Rome  /'* 

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Printed  by  Samuel  Whiddbit* 
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Americans  y 

VV  HEN  truth  and  virtue  triumph  on  earth 
tlie  trophies  of  their  achievements  are  honored  in  heaven. 
When  the  fons  of  men  exhibit  to  the\vorl<*,  and  to  their 
God,  deeds  of  righteoufncfs,  the  voice  of  eulogy  and  of 
praife  afcends  to  the  throne  of  Jehovah,  and  mingles 
with  the  congratulations  of  angels. 

When  the  trump  of  fame  proclaims  to  the  univerfc 
the  vanquifhment  of  the  demon  of  defpotifm,  and  the 
JFrudration  of  his  mad  defigns,  and  nefarious  machina- 
tions,  the  goddefs  of  liberty  adds  a  new  laurel  to  her 
wreath  of  viftory,  and  a  frcfh  plume  to  her  crown  of 
glory. 

The  contravention  and  overthrow  of  the  diforganizing 
intrigues  of  wicked  men,  combined  to  diflurb  the  public 
peace,  and  wpaken  tho  ciMrgies  erf  the  beft  of  govern- 
ments, yield  to  the  patriot  and  philanthropift  joys  inefi't^  > 
ble. 

The  clc^loral  conquefl,  which,  this  day,  awakens  the 
patriotic  fenfibilitics  of  the  friends  of  union  and  of  focial 
order,  is  tranfcendently  glorious  in  the  fplendid  annala 
of  the  American  republic. 

In  beholding  a  treafon-engered  faclion,  driven  by  the 
truih-dire£ked  artiliery  of  republican  energy  and  patriot- 
ifm,  from  the  infidious  pofition  of  the  political  ambuf- 
cade,  which  covered  the  defigning  chiefs  of  their  embat- 
tled ranks,  the  genius  of  liberty  retires  triumphant  from 
the  field  of  action,  and  invites  congenial  fpirits  to  partic- 
ipate of  the  choice  fruits  of  the  victory. 

The  aufpicious  occafion  we  are  alfembled  to  wlebratc 
claims  pre-eminent  honors  in  the  archieves  of  our  beloved 
country.  Never,  fmce  the  eftablifhment  of  our  Nation- 
al IndependeHce,  have  American  freemen  had  fuch  abun- 
dant Caufe  for  public  rejoicings,  as  in  realizing  the  glo- 
rious event,  which,  this  day,  calk  forth  the  leciprocal  (e- 
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As  the  cheering  radiance  of  that  mi'inorable  morn  cf 
Columbian  freedom,  July  the  fourth  feventten  hundred 
and  feventy-fix ^hur^  upon  the  aAonilhcd  world  in  all  the 

S lories  of  a  new  creation  ;  fo  docs  the  eventful/ot<r/A  cf 
ianh  eighteen  hundred  and  nine,  difplay  to  anxious  mil* 
lions  the  lame  genial  fun  of  republicanifm  breaking  thro* 
the  portentous  clouds  of  mifrule  and  political  delunon, 
in  all  the  fplendours  of  his  meridian  cfi'uigence. 

As  the  ve^icrable  heroes  of  the  revolution  met  the  io^ 
vading  foe  with  dauntlefs  magnanimity,  and,  in  fpite  of 
the  dangers,  that  furroundcd  them,  matched  independ- 
ence from  the  vortex  of  dcflrudlion  ;  fo  have  the  pre- 
fent  fupporters  of  our  rights,  our  liberties,  and  our  laws, 
though  threatened  with  tiie  (torms  of  fadtion  within,  an4 
with  the  tempefls  of  hoUiUty  from  without,  refcued  our 
country  and  its  honor  from  the  verge  of  national  degra- 
dation. 

A  vifible  line  of  political  demarkation  has  at  leiiffth 
been  drawn  between  the  real  friends  and  long  fufpeaed 
foes  of  the  American  republic. — The  veil  of  falfe  patriotp 
ifm,  which  has  too  long  poncealed,  from  public  v)ew,  tjie 
latent  machinations  of  internal  enemies,  dm  Bmiv  raoi'SilL 
'  ^der.  The  infernal  confpiracies  of  the  dark  plotting 
-^talines  of  America,  as  developed,  fmce  our  Prefiden- 
tial  election,  have  en(lamped  indelible  infamy  upqn  the 
leaders  of  thefe  midnight  incendiaries.  An  enlightened 
and  independent  people,  flill  cheriihing  the  pure  princi* 
pies  of  the  revolutioji,  and  aware  of  the  drSims  of  the 
daring  afl'aflins  of  liberty  to  mar  the  fplend  d  rabrick  our 
fathers  reared  amid  the  din  of  arms  and  Britifli  thunder's 
burning  vengeance,  have  driven  them  from  their  work 
oi  d&drudion,  back  to  the  dark  clandefline  retreats  from 
whence  they  fallied. 

The  merited  promotion  of  the  illuftrious  patriot  and 
flatefman,  who,  this  day,  takes  poffefiion  of  the  Chief 
Magiftracy  of  the  United  States  of  America,  guarantees 
the  integrity  of  the  general  govemir.ent,  and  the  prefer- 
vation  of  our  national  fovereignty. 

The  venerable  Conftitution  of  our  political  company 
which  (hould  ever  be  regarded  as  the  facred  pallsuiiuin 
of  our  deareft  rights,  appears  once  more  depofited  in  the 


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linftiiiry  of  f  xecutivc  protefkion.  This  grand  ark  cf 
republican  freedom,  notwithflanding  the  audacious  at- 
tempts and  joint  efforts  of  both  foreign  and  donicflic  en- 
emies to  fet  her  afloat  upon  the  tenipeftuous  ocean  of  re- 
bellion and  of  civil  war,  is  again  I'afely  moored  in  the 
(Irong  ground  of  tried  patriotifm  and  of  experienced 
vrifdom. 

Ihe  Important  national  tranfa^tion,  \vhich  forms  the 
preient  fruitful  thctne  of  public  eulugium  feems  no  lefs 
than  a  fecond  declaration  of  our  natious  independence  of 
tranfatlantic  domination.  *' 

Befet  \rith  the  fame  defcription  of  malignant  advcrfx* 
ries  who  once  endeavoured  to  bind  our  country  in  tyrant 
chains,  the  patriots  of  Columbia  have  aroufed  from  their 
peaceful  iluniberings,  and  again  begirt  their  loins  with 
the  holy  armour  of  felf-dcfence. 

Republicans  ha/e  arifen  in  their  flrength,  and  mag- 
nanimoufly  averted!  the  impending  blow  defigned  by  the 
warring  powers  of  Europe  to  crulh  the  neutral  indepen- 
dence of  the  American  States.  In  firmly  refiding  the 
lawlefs  depredations  the  great  belligerent  nations  of  the 
eiA  hate  wontpnJy  committed  upon  our  cmnmemal 
irchtK^the  Tupportefs  of  adminiftrationhave  fhewn  them- 
{elves  wofthy  of  the  proud  appellation  of  republican 
freemen. 

In  tbofe  days  of  peril,  of  violence,  and  of  unparalleled 
revolution,  when  the  political  world  is  coovulfed  to  its 
centre  j-^-when  infatiablc  ambition  armed  with  power  ir- 
refiftible  ufurps  the  lawful  dominion  of  th«  long  eftab- 
liihed  principles  of  natiuiial  judice  ; — when  the  powerful 
States  and  kingdoms  of  the  earth  pafs  away  as  a  fcrawl 
before  the  delblating  hand  of  war ;  fupernatural  wifdom 
and  energy  feem  neceflary  to  preferve  the  American  Re- 
public from  the  general  wreck  of  empire. 

SiTentially  and  conOitutionally  hoftile  to  the  vital  prin- 
ciples of  republican  freedom,  the  mighty  monarchies  of 
thewft  areTQ"dp(§ra^TI^  in  their  exertWBI  to  ejcpel  lib- 
erty from  the  world  : — But  the  bold  pinioned  Eagle  of 
America  is  ftill  feen  foarin'^;  amid  the  angry  collifion  of 
thofe  wind  woven  clouds  of  fulphurious  fadkion  (furchar- 
ged  with  the  nitrick  ga^es  of  Britaoic^ll^uencc)  which 


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ii'phere.  Hi»  tuwcring  tuiglit  JtTic^  all  the  liuifunid 
quivers,  foreign  (icfpotifm  and  intfrnAl  trcafon  arc  abl« 
to  throw  from  their  coiuplicatcd  artillf*ry. 

At  the  prd'rnt  al^tcming  irifis  of  our  naiionjl «  ot»c« rn^ 
when  all  the  native  cnirgics  nf  our  country  (hould  be 
concentrated  for  ;,encral  dcfinco  ;  when  all  local  animo- 
litioR  and  pf>Jitic&l  diftinOions  fhould  bo  lofl  in  one  uni. 
vcrfal  blare  of  patriotilin  ; — allonifhinj,'  fo  rojatc  !— n 
hiinor  party,  of"  no  inconlidfrable  prftenfions,  however, 
rofufc  U)  obey  the  folemn  invocation  of  their  country  ! 
When  (ho  lovercignty,  independence  and  dignity  of  the 
only  republic,  and  fWr  government  remaining  on  the 
face  of  the  globe,  are  at  f(ake;  the  oppofttionjeven  when 
their  civil  rights  and  dearefi  intercfls  are  involved  in  the 
dillblution  of  our  federal  compad,  feeni  refolved  to  re- 
venge llupir  political  difappointnients,  by  fiibverting  thv* 
dear  bought  liberties  of  their  country.  To  jirreft  their 
mad  career  of  violence,  fentiments  of  conciliation,  bene- 
vDlence  and  chrilUan  charity,  have  been  addreffed  to 
th'^ir  hearts  i  arguments  of  intereft,  of  union,  of  public 
welfare  aud  of  ieU  ptekrvatuin*  have  been  ofl'ered  to 
their  underdandings,  in  language  fimple  as  truth,  and  h6 
conclufive  as  jcraonftration  itlelf  :-^The  voice  of  an  in- 
jured country  hath  invoked  unanimity. — Nay,  the  blood 
of  our  revolutionary  martyrs  hath  been  heard  from  the 
ground  !— The  folemn  eloquence  of  the  death -fleepingf 
fathers  of  our  furviving  republic  hath  fpoken  from  the 
tomb  !— The  heaven-enthroneci  Ipirit  of  our  departed 
Chief  hath  defcended  on  a  beam  of  his  celeftial  glory, 
and  wliifperc'  awful  admonitions  to  his  rebellious  chil- 
dren beneath  the  fpheres  !-— Yet,  they  heed  it  not,  nor 
is  their  wrath  abated. 

Though  poflefled  of  a  government,  as  fuperior  in  ex> 
cellence  and  enjoyment,  as  the  fublime  fruitions  of  Far- 
adife  tranfcen^yn  happinefs  the  li^ul'tom|<^fitiny  horrors 
ofjhe  damnj^thefe  felf-ftyled  "  friends  of  order"  ap- 
pear  ripe  for  "  treafon,  ftratagems  and  fpoils.'*  This 
reftlefs  minority  of  the  land,  though  realizing  their  full 
proportbn  of  the  rich  bopn  of  the  elethve  franchife, 
ieem,-  rather  than  conform  h>  the  conftitutional  meafiBr^ 


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>vith  rcvoUitiuniiry  v'i^ncc,  the  golden  cords  of  our  na- 
tional union.  • 

To  the  Altoni/hnicnt  of  the  World<^bt>neath  that  hal* 
loweil  ground,  where  the  li^^htinin^s  of  Americaik  pa- 
triotifiu  firit  paraltced  thu  ana  of  llritilh  tyranny,  has 
(irit  bcoa  heard  the  dread  alarms  of  civil  war's  earth-pent 
vaicano !— Memorable  Bunker's  mouldering  monumentg 
of  martyred  heroeti  have  felt  the  trembling  flocks  of  its 
fubtfrraaeous  thundem  ! 

The  dire  expiofion  fi>om8  ala>ady  to  have  parted  theft 

time'tamiOied  mcmorialK  of  fallen  valour,  from  their 

blood-ceinenfod   bafes  ;— The  war-entombcd  manes  of 

t  valiant  WARRF.M  appear  rudely  torn  from  their  (dent 

repufe  and  given  to  the  four  coniliding  winds  of  heaven  I 

Yes,  within  the  peninfula  of  Bc^on,  .here  the  bold 
intrepid  ebquence  of  an  Adams  and  a  HvncocK  onc« 
chafed  ihe  ears  of  Britilh  tyrants,  and  fidlncd  convidlion 
on  Ibe  mind  of  every  tremming  Felix  f  where  the  ethe- 
rial  flame  of  patriotifm  fird  ele^eiized  the  generous  bof» 
fonm  6f  Columbia's  free  bom  Cnns  (  where  tlie  faCTMl 
uhar  of  American  freedom  firil  fmoked  v Tth  holy  incenfe 
to  the  Ood  of  battles  ;— -even  there,  has  hydra  fadion 
biwrotred  clcep  its  dark  and  ferpentinc  domain : — whence 
lomhfotne  reptiles  4illy  forth  in  all  their  envenomed 
forms  of  furiotis  freafon,  to  prey  upon  the  hired  fruit 
of  freedom's  verdant  tree. 

Great  God  !  what  bafe  degeneracy  of  political  virtue : 
What  (hameful  dereliction  of  that  facred  principle  of 
r»oraI  integrity,  which  holds  focicty  together  ! — What 
abominable  abandonment  of  that  _paii  iotifm,  of  that  love 
of  liberty,  which  warmed  the  bofoms  and  braced  the 
nerves  of  thofe  t  rave  worthioR,  who  difenthrailed  op- 
prclled  C'olunibians  from  Bntifh  tyranny's  iron  gra^  ! 

Though  meek  eyed  charity  drops  the  tear  of  compol*^ 
lion  upon  the  blind  fold  folly  of  deluded  honifty  ;  and 
rpeaks  to  benighted  reafon,  and  mifguided  virtue,  the 
language  of  conciliation  in  accents  ds  gciftle  aiid  footh- 
ing  as  tho  bahny  zephyrs  of  the  vernal  mom  ;  yet  ftem^ 
vnbcndfjig  juAtc<?)  i'wm  this  e^alt^  throne  of  fpotlefs 


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yu<;ity>  tlmudars  denunciations  dire  on  all  the  dark  dt* 
Ugns  of  plotting  mifchief  and  of  hell-born  treafon. 

y  «The  inftigators  of  internal  diifention,  and  of  indifcrim' 
mat.  oppofition  to  conditutional  authority  ;  who  even 
jaftify  the  hoftile  and  lawlefs  meafures  of  tranfatlantic 
jtbes,  are  juitly  denounced  as  treafonable  enemies  of  their 
country. 

Though  republicans,  in  tendering  th«?ir  national  alle- 
giance to  the  illuftrious  fucceflor  of  the  venerable  fageof 
Monticello,  reciprocate,  on  this  occafion,  the  **feaft  of 
reafon,"  and  the  generous  "  flow  ot  foul  ;**  yet  vain  glo- 
rious exultation  oVer  fallen  faction  is  not  tht  impulfe, 
that  fweils  their  patriotic  breads.  Nor  do  they  boafl  of 
laurels  plucked  from  the  brow  of  political  adverfaries 
giving  way  to  the  triumphal  car  of  electoral  viftory* 
Neither  does  the  promotion  of  perfonal  merit  and  of  ex- 
alted, veteran  wifdom  to  the  diftinguilhed  beheft  of  ex* 
ecutive  honors,  excite  the  high  wrought  fenfibilities, 
which  flow  on  this  occafionin  generous  currents  of  con- 
vivial joy. 

No  AmericpuiSv  thefe  are  not  th^  lau^ble  motives 
which  have  convened  t1he  prefent  nunierotis  afTembly  of 
republican  patriots.  The  triumph  of  the  fublime  pnnqo 
[4es  of  our  glorious  revolution,  for  which  <)ur  rathers 
toiled  and  bled  $  and  in  fupp^rt  |)f  which*  we,  their 
grateful  oifsprihg,  ftiould  not  be  parfimonious  of  life,  is 
alone  worthy  of  our  prefent  patriotic  devotions. — A  faith- 
ful tranfmilTion  of  thefe  fundamental  principles  of  our 
republican  fyftem  of  government  from  one  adminiilra- 
tion  to  another  gives  increafed  liability,  and  accumulat- 
ing glory  to  the  American  Republic.  '^ 

A  political  change  of  public  minifters,  and  a  confe- 
quent  fubmiflion  to  thef  lawlefs  exadtions  of  tranfatlan- 
tic plunderers  wc^ld  have  been  as  truly  deplorable  as 
ihe  prefent  occafton  is  worthy  of  joyous  commemoration. 
The  continuation,  as  guaranteed  by  the  recent  eledUon  of 


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prdmifi^  iuturet«Ailts  of  benefit  to  our  country  and  rif 
liignhy  to  our  national  chara£ter, 

^^be  great  queflion  of  diplomatic  controverfy  between 
^his  country  and  the  rival  belligerents  of  Europe  feems 
unalterably  fettled.  The  doubt  whether  thi  j  nation  will 
puliUnimoufly  fubmit  to  the  abominable  ufurpations  of 
foreign  defpots,  and  thus  be  reduced  to  more  than  colo- 
nial degradation,  no  longer  impeaches  the  native  ener- 
gies of  American  magnanimity.  The  high  ground  of 
The  refifling  policy,  and  neutral  impartiahty,  which  pur 
infulted  Cabinet  amimed  at  the  commencement  of  our 
commercial  embarraifments,  we  trult  wiii  be  dill  main- 
tained with  inflexible  intrepidity*  A  firm,  jufl,  and  enr 
•rgetic  courfe  of  meafures  is  the  only  policy,  competent 
to  carry  our  republic  through  the  coiiflifting  elements  of 
die  political  world;  which  mark  thele  extraordinary  and 
mad  times'.  Our  patriotic  adminiflration  have  taken 
this  magnanimous  courfe,  and  the  falvation  of  our  coun-r 
try  depends  on  lt$  vigorous  and  complete  execution. 

Immediately  upon  the  promulgation  of  the  notorious 
conimer^e-ldmng  decree*  of  the  great  lEuropean  belU- 
"gerents,  official  remonftrances,  as  fpirited  and  indepen- 
dent as  their  cjrounds  were  jufl  and  incontrovertible, 
were  made,  by  our  miniflers,  to  the  refpe^ive  Cabinets, 
whence  thefe  plundering  edids  proceeded. 

This  loud  and  fearlefs  voice  of  juftice  and  of  righteous 
complaint  paifed,  however,  as  the  idle  wind  through  ^ke 
unfan£iified  councils  of  thefe  rival  freebooters  of  lihf  o- 
cean.  Univerfal  capture  and  indifcriminate  condeni|)a- 
tion  of  neutral  merchandi^ze  were  the  only  replieatioB^ 
given  to  the  folemn  appeals  of  our  intrepid  plenipoten- 
naries. 

In  this  fingular  and  perilous  fituation  of  our  country 
a  two  fold  meafure  of  precaution  and  of  coercion  has 
been  neceffarily  reforted  to  b^^hofe  enlightened  councils 
whom  the  fovereign  people  have  deliberately  chofeii  as 
moil  competent  to  direft  the  deftinies  of  the  i\ation. 
When  the  hoftile  decrees  of  France  and  of  England  mu- 
tually laid  violent  hold  of  the  neutral  commerce  of  Ame- 
jrici,  a  genera!  Embargo  on  our  own  exports  appeared 


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tlifc "ttoft  expedient  alternative  within  the  difcerrmcnt  of 
congreffional  wifdom. 

Solicitous  in  fubfcrving  the  bed  intercfls  of  thvu- 
country,  adminiflration  hefitated  not  to  ha^^ard  thdr  own, 
well  earned  popularity  in  adopting  and  es:ecuting  this 
energetic,  but  indifpenfible  meafurc.  As  inihiediate 
War,  Embargo,  or  fervile  fubmiflion  were  the  only  cour- 
fes  within  the  fphere  of  public  aftion,  the  choice,  whict^ 
government  have  made,  naturally  followed  9is  the  lefs 
national  calamity. 

To  retreat  from  the  ocean,  the  oppofition  pretend,  is 
pufilanimous.  But  when  our  naval  flrength  is  totally 
madequate  to  enforce  our  maritime  rights,  a  ^mporary 
abandonment  of  the  high  feas,  when  covered  with  hoftile 
fleets,  feeding  on  plunder,  is  no  Icfs  expedient  and  hon<* 
Arable,  than  a  timely  retreat  of  an  inferior  army,  whofe 
judicious  retirement  from  the  field  of  Mars,  faves  it  from 
inevitable  defeat,  deflrudion  and  death. 

The  afcendant  power  of  the  Britifli  navy  entirely  for- 
bids all  naval  competition  in  maritime  warfare  'till  Ameo 
rica  becomes  Aiperior  to  England  in  wealthtandpopiila-e 
don.  Men,  therefore,  who  denounce  adminilcration  for 
calling  home  our  wide  fpread  commerce  to  our  own 
Stores  for  prefervation,  'till  the  redoration  of  national 
law,  and  neutral  privileges  (hall  tranquilly  the  troubled 
{brface  of  -  the  mighty  deep^  betray  either  a  total  igno- 
xance  of  general  policy,  or  unpardonable  hoilility  to  the 
^11  interefls  and  welfare  of  their  country. 

The  prefent  unfortunate  interruption  of  our  ufualna-^ 
donai  profperity  has  been  as  uiavoidable  as  it  is  unpar- 
alleled and  unjuft.  Government  have  been  ^  vigilant 
in  protecting  the  rights  and  fecuring  thehappinefs  of  the 
people,  as  the  provident  eagle  is  watchful  in  nouriihing 
and  preferving  her  unfledged  brood.  Rather  than  furr 
render,  by  fubmitting  in  ipe  lead  poffible  degree  to  for* 
eign  taxation,  that  liberty,  th^t  fovereignty,  that  indepeni 
dence,  which  the  heroes  and  fages  of  the  revolution  ef« 
tabliihcd  ^pon  the  imperi(hable  bafis  of  natural  right  and 
eternal  jui&ce,  thofe  Americans,  who  ilill  feel  the  pure 
Iblood  ^i  ik&f  virtuous  anceftors  circulating  ii^  tt>eir 


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4t\i\%,  vkill^^xpcnd  their  lives  ^nd  their  fortunes  in  defends 
iiiig  the  li.uive  land  ol"  their  fathers. 

It  Ampricjiu  commcvce  be  an  elfential  advantage  ta 
EjOiHli*^''lj  ^^*'''  iiTipt'riQu^  mj^n<^latcs  will  uhiipately  operate 
their  o\\\\  revQc^tion,. — I^'  Britain  Ix?  not  injured  by  9 
juqiji*ij»t«rcoi,rfe  with  this  country,  or  by  the  jofs  of  hep 
extenftvp  Provinces  hfci^Cathen  her  blockading  o^derswUI 
f(»Utimie  \  and  confequently  become  forever  irreconcUa^ 
b)e  with  the  unalienabli^  rights  of  neutral  nations. 

*'  To  be,  or  not  to  be^*"  is  the  momentous  queftion* 
la  this  angry  age  of  political  deffolation,  when  mighty- 
governments  jire  continualty  falling  in  wild  confufioi;! 
^om  their  towering  heights  of  ancient  fplendor,  our  en- 
viable republic  cannot  but  tremble  tp  its  deep  founda* 
tiqns,  Tliat  general  crufh  of  einpires,  which  have  bu», 
ried  beneath  their  rui.ns  the  nations  of  the  eaftern  wprlij^ 
ihQuld  fiU  American^  with  fearful,  apprehenfion.  Wh^n^ 
the  magnificent  fan<^y^ry  pf  oqr  national  independenice 
is  collaterally  fmitten  by  the  con  Aiding  violence  of  Eii*- 
ropean  warfare,  thpfe  citizens,  who  refufe  to  exerciffrthe 
duties  of  their  civil  ahd  natural  allagiance,  in  raUyipg jh 
round  the  conftituted  authorities  of  their,  coantry  ;^^iQ 
joining  that  impenetrable  phalanijc  of  ientimentftl  as  wfijl: 
as'phyfical  flrength,  which  ihould  always  encirclei.pur- 
federal  Conftitution  in  times  like  the  prefent,  are  uny^tfis 
thy  the  common  air  of  civilize^  focjety*  ;   "^-|lj 

America,  united^  is  unconquerable  :  with  but  onky^ 
front,  one  volition,  and  one  adion,  all  the  mad  hofls, 
combined  Europe  could  difgorge  upon  our  fhores,  would 
leave  their  blood  to  enrich  our  cornfields.  But  America, 
dhided,  is  that  moment  half  fubdued  : — The  common 
enemy  then  feizes  the  golden  opportunity  and  completes 
the  half  finifhed  work  of  deftrudion.  The  dreadful  tra^ 
gedies  now  ading  on  the  fanguinary  theatre  of  Spanish 
folly  evince  to  the  fhuddering  world  the  horrors  of  inter- 
nal dilfention  and  of  civil  war's  career  of  lury  and  of 
carnage  ! 

A  people,  who  prefers  the  fordid  accumulation  of  fili 
ver  and  gold  to  the  untarnifhed  prize  of  civil  liberty  art 
tyranny's  bafeft  menials  aiid  finery's  legitimate  offd^ng J 
If  American^  will  not,  after  gliding  down  th«  fuH  tidf' 


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of  profperity,  cafe  and  increafing  luxury,  for  more  than 
thirty  years,  for  a  feafon  endure  the  partial  privations  of 
the  prefent  adverfe  times,  they  defgrve  to  wear  for  cenr 
furies  the  uncouth  government  of  Goths  and  Vandals. 
Could  the  .diforganiung  minority  but  realize  for  a  mo* 
meat  the  difafterous  confeouences  of  their  contemplated 
feparation  of  the  States,  (hey  would  **  lay  their  hands 
upon  their  mouths,  and  their  mouths  in  the  duft,  and 
cry  unclean,  unclean,  Lord  of  Hofts  forgive  our  ini« 
quitipi,."  If  civil  war  muft  ete  long,  drench  Columbia's 
fertile  and  verdant  domains  in  the  frantic  blood  of 
ilaughtered  kindred,  we  implore  the  God  of  battles,  it 
may  fpend  it's  fury  before  the  hoary  veterans  oifeventy" 
Jivty  who  yet  live,  fhall  pafs  beyond  th6  (lars.  They 
have  once  converfed  with  England's  thundering  cannon ; 
they  have  once  difperfed  the  menial  Jackals  that  crouched 
around  the  Britifh  lion :  and  when  the  minority  fhall  take 
up  arms  againfl  the  Conflitutional  Laws  of  the  majority, 
and  attempt  to  wade  to  government  and  power  through 
the  innocent  blood  of  thar  patriotic  countrymen ;  when 
that  Junto  of  Rebel  Tories  and  their  mortgaged  hoils  of 
fervilfe  minions,  who  are  this  moment  fanniitf  the  angry 
flame  of  civil  difcord,  fhall  *'flrike"  their  meditated  blow 
ci  infurredion,  the  fleeping  fwords  of  war  worn  whigs 
and  of  their  patriotic  oflFspnng  fhall  leap  from  their  fcabt 
*  l^ds  and  put  the  fiend-like  foe  to  flight. 


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